April's Ghosts by Juliet Vane

Author:Juliet Vane [Vane, Juliet]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Truths and Reflections

James rubbed his hands over my shoulders. “Hey, it’s okay,” he murmured, and I felt the rumbling deep of his voice, calming me.

I tried to take slow breaths. I would not be ruled by panic. My mind was playing tricks on me, and I’d had a dream about that girl, and of course while I was in a spooky basement, surrounded by evil spiders, I would see the scariest thing possible in the reflection.

It was just…every detail about her had been the same. She’d had a freckle high above her eyebrow, and a short, stubby nose. I’d even seen enough of her in the reflection to see the scalloped collar of her white blouse.

Sucking in another deep breath, I finally pulled myself away from James.

Logan was watching us, a smirk on his face.

“Can we just…pretend that didn’t happen?” I asked. “I thought I saw something and freaked out.”

“No problem,” Logan said.

James nodded.

“And do you think…” I trailed off. “Do you think Natalie would mind very much if we just left that mirror here?”

They shook their heads, laughing a little, and we carried up the extra buckets, brooms, and shovels that we’d used over the past couple of days.

Standing outside the basement door, we looked at each other. Logan’s dark eyebrows were furrowed. “Gotta say, I’m glad we’re done in there.”

“It’s my turn to get lunch,” James said. Logan had gotten it on Monday, I’d taken James’s Jeep to pick it up on Tuesday. “Sandwiches from Marco’s?”

“Sounds good,” Logan and I agreed.

“We’ll be down at the picnic table,” I said, pointing to the edge of the lake.

James walked off, and Logan and I headed toward the tables. We reached the one closest to the water and sat down, facing the old school.

“So…you and James, huh?” Logan asked.

“What?” I could feel my cheeks coloring. “There’s no me and James.”

“Didn’t look that way to me. You went straight for him when you were scared.”

“I went for the closest guy I saw,” I said with a harrumph sound.

“Um, April, sorry to break it to you, but I was standing about three feet closer, arms out to catch you, and you barreled right past me.”

“I guess I was blind with panic.”

He set down his phone and scooted closer to me on the bench. Took both of my hands in his. “It’s time for some real talk, A. I think you like him. And I know he likes you—I’ve known that since sophomore year. So if you don’t like him back, I think you should tell him.”

I frowned, even as my heart gave a hopeful leap. I knew he liked me. At least, I’d been getting more and more certain about it. “He’s liked me since sophomore year?”

He gently let go of my hands. “Yeah. Look, he didn’t want me to say anything, but he dropped out of Michigan. He hated being so far away—at least, that’s what he says to anyone who asks. But I think he’s missed you. So, just, if

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